Combination display and information book



Oct. 20, 1931. J. M. SWAN COMBINATION DISPLAY AND INFORMATION BOOK Filed April 18, 1951 I N VEN TOR. fwf /7, W0.-

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Patented Oct. 20, 1931 UNITED STATES PA/TENT: OFFICE JAMES M. SWAN, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO SENTINAL PRINTING COMPANY, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, A CORPORATION COMBINATION DISPLAY AND INFORMATION BOOK Application filed April 18,

This invention relates to a combination display and information book, and more particularly a record of accounts book embodying statistical information associated with a cal- 5 endar or other feature displays.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an article of the above character wherein one of the two covers of the book portion can be used as a hanger adapted to hang the article for display upon a wall, the

calendar or the like being mounted upon the other cover of the book portion so as to be supported thereby in display position, while permitting the removal of the article from the wall for the purpose of making entries in the book portion or consulting the statistical information contained therein.

Another feature of the invention resides in the construction of the article, whereby upon removal of the display portion mounted upon the cover, the book may be permanent- 1y removed from the wall or filed away with the records contained thereon.

More particularly the invention applies to a calendar comprising a sheet for each month which is removably secured to one backing of the book portion, the other backing having printed on the exterior thereof a display advertisement or the like, so that when the same is hung upon the wall, the display advertisement and calendar will be exposed and when removed from the wall, the entry and information sheets contained between the covers may be used or consulted. Upon the monthly calendar sheets being completely removed at the end of the year, the book with the cover thereon remains for continued use or filing away as a permanent record.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims:

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the book in closed position with the calendar mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is the same as Fig. 1, showing the display cover and calendar in extended position mounted upon the wall. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the book portion in normal position after the calendar has been removed therefrom for further use or filing.

1931.. .Serial Nb. 531,159.

* In the drawings there is shown a book comprising covers 10 and 11 for embracing pages v12 suitably printed for receiving entrlesand sheets being stitched together in the usual manner by the stitching 15.

lVhen it is desired to employ the article as a display calendar, the cover 10 is turned upwardly so as to extend in alignment with the integral cover 11, as shown in Fig. 2. this position the display cover 10 is provided with perforations 16 for mounting by a suitable support on a wall or the like. In this position the display and calendar are exposed in the usual manner. sired to make an entry in the book, or consult the information contained therein, it is removable from the wall and utilized as a book in the ordinary manner.

Inasmuch as the monthly sheets of the calendar will be removed at the end of the respective months, they will all have been removed from the cover 11 at the end of the year. Thus, the record and information book will remain free from the calendar inthe form of an ordinary book of this character for continued use or for filing away as a permanent record of the preceding year.

The invention claimed is 1. An article of the character described,

cover to provide support for the display sheets.

2. An article of the character described, comprising a book cover normally folded upon itself in book formation, a plurality of data pages contained therein and permanently secured thereto, and aplurality of display When it is deion sheets removably secured to the exterior of one side of said cover, the other side of said cover being adapted to extend upwardly for suspending the said sheets in display position, and downwardly to embrace said pages in non-display position.

3. An article of the character described, comprising a plurality of calendar sheets arranged for successive exposure by the removal of the preceding sheet, a plurality of information pages arran ed for data reception, and a cover sheet a apted to provide a display and hanging support for the calendar sheets when in one position and a cover for the pages when in another position, the calendar sheets being secured for removal from said cover sheet, and said pages being permanently secured thereto.

In witness whereof I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

JAMES M. SWAN. 

